Oh!!! What a discovery!!1 And what a day!!! Thanks, Saroj ji, I always knew you had it in you. Your persistence and wandering through the forests for decades and contributing selflessly is beyond imagination. Naming a species in your honour, is a great thing not only for you but to all of us in efloraofindia.
(*ETYMOLOGY*. The specific epithet kasajuana honours Mr Saroj Kumar Kasaju, who first discovered and photographed the species. Mr Kasaju is a citizen scientist contributing to our understanding of the flora of Nepal by taking photos of plant species from Nepal and India. He was actively involved in the identification of this species) On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 12:51, Saroj Kasaju <kasajusa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Happy to share with members! > > “I have a dream”- the famous line by Martin Luther King, always inspired > me to have dreams and that no dream is too big or too small. > And so a dream, a commoner like me dreamt of, has finally come true, by > taking a small step towards the vast Flora world society. It is indeed a > matter of great pleasure for a lay person like me to discover a new species > of plant “Thunbergia kasajuana Bh.Adhikari & J.R.I.Wood '' within the > valley of Nagarkot. This contribution towards the Flora world has been > made possible by Dr. Bhaskar Adhikari. I would like to express my gratitude > towards him for believing in me, for taking it to the summit and > establishing my identity within the flora science world. It has all been > made possible through your persistent follow up and encouragement. I would > like to thank my lovely wife Meera for her constant selfless support, my > two children Swastika and Sameer who always motivated me to follow my > aspirations, and friends and relatives who encouraged me in different ways > to pursue my hobby. This discovery is dedicated to my dear Father Bhairab > Ram Kasaju and mother Julum Kasaju, my birthplace Chautara, Sindupalchok > and the Kasaju community. > > (PDF) Thunbergia kasajuana, a new species of Acanthaceae > ...www.researchgate.net › publication › 341404773_Thunb... > <https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi7hMuTocTpAhVYfSsKHW0aAkMQFjAAegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F341404773_Thunbergia_kasajuana_a_new_species_of_Acanthaceae_from_Nepal&usg=AOvVaw3bTQx7DFG4y4Db2UBan_cw>Thank > you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAi1%2BakG-eW3D5JYpXMv5iemO2NJt14Qe3SoFHqW9yaDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
